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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 19, 1924)
THE OREGON STATESMAN,1 SALEM,' OREGON ' SUNDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 19, 1924 oil nil Lot .Changes Hands Three .nmes in i wo Years, Each an Increase Ind lea tire of the ; increase In value of city property ''is a'recent sale consummated by; R. A. Har ris, Salem realtor, in j which E. T. Pierce, hanker with interests in the- Aumsville and Turner insti tutions, has purchased a fine building' site in the Parrish Groyej I Mid I t-N ItBe.fr if if Less Price UJ fOjttVentaatsa I i ILessFad V ItSstlsfles I ,. i Mote Bert ?4 ! 1 ; - 1 Pr YOU depend upon wood for your "principal fuel you should have a central heating plant. The Homer Wood and Coal Burner heats your entire heme izith one fire." It barns cither wood or coal with the greatest possible saving in time, ' work' and ' fuel. And it is moderately: priced, i Come in and see it i . . j F. H. BERGER I 660 North High Street PHONE 104S-M Shop 803 North Liberty Street f.v. U - CONCRETE TILE Now Made Itt has proven itself .by, years of-use and testjs in the laboratory. Offers you a beautiful, fire proof, water-tight; and lasting roof at a price I that is truly reasonable in.the field of perman ent materials. . Vi ESTDIATE GLADLY FURNISHED Made,' Placed 'and 1405 N. Front. 6 Per Cent Far Cheaper. Than . . ,, , ... . M -tlx addition from J. D. Foley. Mr. Harris has sold this prop erty three times in the last two years, each time for a gain to the seller. Two years ago the lot was purchased for $1300; about a year ago it was sold at an advance of $250 and Mr. Pierce bought the lot for $2100, an increase of $700 over the gure received 24 months previous. . : j ; It is understood that Mr.1 Pierce contemplates erecting a fine mod ern home on his new property and will make his home in Salem. The new residence is expected to cost between $6000 and $10,000. The trouble fwlth taking your own time is you never have any left over. . j i ' Money talks,' but not until it grows up. 1 . ROOF in Salem i 4 ' Guaranteed bv Salem. 1 ... ! -" ; ; - . . ' ' - i-i. .... . . On Modern Hornet Seml-Annual Interest j S Yeas WIS Loan Up ALSO Monthly Paymerifc Loans Any Building & Loan Co.' in Hawkins & RoBerts Financial Service An Unusually Attractive Brick j I Bungalow Designed for a; Cor ! j ner Lot, a "Blue RibBon" j Home Speaking of the five hundred million dollar fire loss in the Unit ed States last year, some observa tions in regard to much of the building done -in recent years which throws an interesting light upon these losses, were made re cently by Franklin D. Roosevelt, who is to the building construction interests j what Judge Land is is to baseball, j He made the specific point, in; urging more substantial construction, that fire hazards have been Increased, and that in surance premiums will also be in creased; as a result of the poor building which has been done slncj the war. Poor materials, poor workmanship, bad heating systems, poor flues, all together have play ed an important part in the in creased! losses of the last year or two. j r .. ; Fires chargeable to carelessness we have always had and probably always shall have. ' But if home builders, architects and contract ors emphasize more than they ever have the importance of sound con struction, fire losses will certainly be diminished. The house which we show this week is taken from the Blue Rib bon homes section of the Septem ber number of the American Build er. It is an unusually, attractive brick bungalow, designed for a cor ner lot.! The materials , used are hollow tile for the loadbearing walls, j faced with selected com mon brick or face brick, with large cobblestones for the front fireplace chimney, and burned clay tile for roof. The exterior materials, with the white of the :rnvxj p - . 9 L r window frames and trim, produces a striking and very pleasing effect. The unusual placing of the en trance allows an especially con venient arrangement. of the rooms. From, the vestibule one has access either to the living room, or the dining room or can pass directly back, to the bedrooms. A disap pearing , bed in the living room to 50 of Value the Northwest Phone 1427 f1 f " ' "'j '""gf; "'Jl':T"-w!"'"J.' '".Tf':'J'.'TM!!.'u!-!l'','.'"'.''w '"y lt"''"'..!.l"l'.T'' '.'.'I l'"TT?"4,lTyfjy?icTf f"l ILosuni gives this five-room home the ef ficiency of six rooms. ; The type of construction used in this home is coming more and more into favor with the better home builders bver the country. Face brick for f he exterior walls and well burned clay tile for the interior walls are to be ' used by the Walstad-Person Investment Company of Minneapolis, realtors and builders, ill the construction of all homes built by that concern in the future, according to an an nouncement by Sir. O. A. Walstad, president. ; . J . ; "We desire to3 effect permanent construction," Mr. Walstad states. "The additional - cost of the class of construction f which we have adopted over that of other con struction is soon regained on the saving of upkeep. Depreciation is reduced to the minimum, and bet ter loan, and resale values are cre ated. Good combined brick and tile construction offers an insula tion against heat in summer and cold and wet in winter." ; A writer in tile Chicago Post, in giving his views to the necessity of building against upkeep costs. has the following to say regard ing the Ideal in home construction. "One very certain way for the householder to reduce the cost or living is to hate a home that will be as free as possible from main tenance costs. .;. He must choose a type of construction and materials of the permanent sort materials that will survive time and weather with the minimum depreciation. "The house which ": will save Its owner the1 maximum amount of 1p '-"JfJ I h in "1J money will have walls that will not warp or crack. 'They will not be affected by. the . weather or changes in temperature. Time will not have a disintegrating effect upon them. They will require' no repairs, no refinishing. To insure the maximumiof economy as well as the greatest possible security they should tie : fireproof. The walls should be impervious to wind and cold. If they are they will save the home owner a great deal of money which he would otherwise spend for fuel, for a house that is, wind-proof and cold proof may be heated with much less fuel." t :i There is only one type of ma terial which could possibly qualify for the service such as outlined by this writer and that Is burned clay. No other materials have all of the attributes mentioned, and the more general use of brick and building tile would give all of the benefits which this writer has summarized in his ideal home construction. Burned clay materials are pecu liarly fitted for economy and safe ty In home building. The use of these materials is not limited to the man of wealth who builds large mansions, but can be used as economically and as satisfactorily by the man of small means-who builds a five or six room1 bungalow, And his home may be just f as attractive and beautiful .as . the mansion of, the wealthy man.;. Could one ask; for a more attractive home than the V'H!M!!!"frflfl'lflfJlll!MIWN!!!IIH,IBirPipjl't),llljllifi WHII!'i1l"llf';fTil;if m "' I' "' iniiiniiiimiinMMiH jininmi jiwwiiwiiiiwiw , i i - - - 'I"1 1 ' "" 1 j moderate priced brick, j and tile home illustrated? J I The American Builder has many beautiful homes illustrated each month in its Blue Ribbon Section. Copies may1; be found in the library or purchased from , j periodical stands. The Salem Brick & Tile Company has a small file of maga zines, and the officers would be happy to have anyone interested call at their office and look over these magazines, and will explain methods of construction, costs and other items of Interest whenever they are able., j . I Lots are Purchased in Various Parts of City Future home building is con- If 0 templated ; by the purchasers of lots In various parts of the city, acauired through It. A. Harris, local realtor. Mi ' Among the lots, sold are one in McCoy, addition, to D; G. Olds; a lot near the J. L. Parrish Juntor hish'-school. toj Julius Rapp. of Portland. . ' W. T. fourham, principal of the J. L. Parrish school recently pur chased a lot two) blocks north, of the school and is building a mo dern home. TILE IDE HERE A New Industry in Salem Oregon Gravel Ivianufac tures "Waterseal" Each day fires are responsible in thi3 country for 4i deaths; 47 injuries; 480 homes in ruin; and $1,500,000 fire-losses. No small .. portion of this los3 starts from the roofs of all classes of buildings. : Concrete won't burn it Is one of the world's worst fuels. In the manuracture of "Water seal" concrete roof tile, the' Ore- gon Gravel company rlngs a II new' industry to Salemr that can free; it from the fear of fire! .: Concrete roof tile was first made in the old countries of Eu rope 30 years ago., There are plants in this country that have been making concrete roof tile under the "Waterseal" patents for the; past ten years. The Oregon JBravel company has Installed one of the first plants on the Pacific Coast making these tile. 1 ' The' tile is water-proof because of I the manner of manufacturing and curing, ana ; Decause oi ; a, patended interlocking feature makes a water-tight roof against wipd, and. tain, and snow. i -: f'Waterseal" tile makes a beat! fni rnnf rtf STPPI1 or red COlor Tho rninr in the tlla is nroduced duting manufacturing oy means of ;a mineral color that Is perma nent: ;.:., j The tile is t lighter than any other tile on the market, welging only 750, pounds per square. This fact .makes it possible to lay "yaterseal' tile right over gold shingles with only a little addi tional bracing of the rafters.: The Interlocking feature of this JLllk also makes it very easy to lay. Nq nailing Is required, with the exception of he fittings such . as hips, ridges, and gable starters. This fact allows the tile to follow the expansion and contraction' that occurs in the wood' roof sup porting it. ,. ,;"; ;Thfi Ore iron Gravel com nan v makes and lays the tile, and stands "behind, each contract. This company welcomes , visitors to its factory. ' where it will eladlv ex plain the merits that this Indus try oriera the people of Salem. Contractors Rushing I Work; Weather Pine j i 'Work on both the Elks temple aijid the St. Joseph's parish hall is' progressing. . ' fAt the Elks' temple' the con crete work for the basement is nearly ' completed and the sup ports for the first floor are i in. The foundation work for the nw parish hall was completed and work on rthe remainder of the building is being rushed, as the contractors are anxious ' to take advantage of the favorable weath er conditions. The new dock and warehouse, at the foot of Court street, is expected to be completed some during the week. Permits are Light; , j Monthly Total Good , I The past week Was light as far as building permits are concerned, only five being issued up to Sat urday noon, representing a total valuation of 19900. I October Is proving to be a good month for building, however, for including the permits issued' yes terday, a total of $238,900 have been issued by Marten' Poulsen, city recorder, for the month.' ; A dollar Isn't half as hard to keep as two dollars. ; ; Stockholders tb Meet' Octo : ber 21 to Double Present i Capitalization ' Plans to double the capitaliza tion of the Mutual Savings j & Loan association will be discussed at a meeting of the stockholders on Octo'ber 21.. The present cap italization is $i,000,OQO, of which $970,000, or 9700 shares of $100 each, has already - been " subscrib ed. Unless Immediate action ' is taken there can j be no further selling of shares. The capital stock was increased from $500,000 to $1,000,000 two years ago. j The association has been in ex istence for 14 ' years and' up to this time has never had t a fore closure. It will pass Its 15 th birthday- on April 20, next year. All of the money of the association Is invested in Salem homes - or prop- erty, or on' small tracts Immedi ately adjacent to Salem, the op erations of the association' being confined to Marlon county; It has one of,, the most ' enviable records of " any savings and: loan associa tion.. . i- I . Officers ot the cam pan?) A. Lee, president; A. X. Moores. vice-president; J.- Dl White, secre .1. r .: ' '3r--..'.-VIAf kr: THIS IS BETTER HOMES V'v;:'vj--vll:li::'--.. ; To Have the Best 'Home it should be your-own . and built to suit you--A Home Built'of - Is Bound to Satisfy Bring your building problems to " usWe will . ; ; ! 1 Gladly Help You. ' J. W; Copeland Yards f ; Salem Yard -at' West Salem PHONE 576 Yards in West Salemi Albany; Lents; Hubbard f 1 j Yamhill; Hfllsborbl We Hae EyieifiiiijrtbBuild' tary; H. V. Compton, treasurer, and directors are A. A. Lee, T. M. Hicks, Edward Schunke, C. II. Grabenhorst. " John H: ' McNary; Charles E. Weller, A. N. Moores, J. D. White and William McGil christ, Jr. LOT IS PrRCHASED . A lot in the Oak addition, for merly the property of John J. Lucas, has been purchased as an investment by W. G. Krueger, lo cal realtor. LOOKING . AHEAD FOR lc . . Plan now; for winter comfort by asking for 'further Informa tion regarding the most econo mical heating plant on the mar ket. Eastman Sibloco Furnaces $79.60 and up5 A lc post card brings the in formation without 'any obliga tion on your part. Silverton Blow Pips: ' v Go;- ' .; t Silverton, Oregon ' - v y Use Burned Clay Hoi-' low Building' Tile for Beauty,! Safety; and! Comfort. MANUFA'CTUREOJ OYTHS 4 i I f I i t r i i : I ! I i s